Jezik: engleski
Izdavač: Penguin Books Ltd
Godina izdanja: 1980.
Povez: Broširan
Broj strana: 614
Stanje: Veoma dobro
Cena: 350 dinara
M.M. Kaye’s Shadow of the Moon is an epic love story of dashing Captain
Alex Randall and enchanting Winter de Ballestros. It is set in the
backdrop of the Indian Mutiny of 1857 against the British colonial Raj.
On the eve of the mutiny Captain Alex is ordered by his superior, the
debauched Conway Barton, the Commissioner of Lanjore, to escort Winter,
his fiancée, from England. On the way, Captian Alex falls helplessly in
love with the beautiful and alluring Winter who is adamant to be married
to Conway, her childhood hero. Despite cautious hints from Captain
Alex, Winter marries the commissioner and finds to her horror that she
has been trapped by the selfish and slovenly man. However, Winter sheds
her childhood fantasies and awakens to her love for Alex and also the
bitterness arising among the oppressed Indians for their insensitive
rulers. Captain Alex, too, is aware of foreboding dangers and in vain
takes measures to protect his countrymen in Lanjore, but the mutiny
unleashes violence and massacre across India that is beyond imagination.
However, Captain Alex escapes unhurt with Winter and few others. Only
it is not the end of their travails, Captain Alex and Winter discover
that they must survive their desperate surroundings; forest fire, harsh
Indian climate, intriguing Indians and some of their own countrymen. In
the end Brave Captain Alex and persistent Winter discover more than
their undying love for each other.
Brought up in India during the British rule, M. M. Kaye with her rare understanding portrays an insightful world of the colonial India; it’s soft-spoken and yet mysterious people; it’s colorful and sometimes savage customs. Ms. Kaye has drawn us in the world where a nation is struggling to recover it’s dignity and freedom from it’s rulers, who seemed unaware of the impending dangers posed by their callousness toward their subjects. Shadow of the Moon is more than just a love story, it is a portrayal of the clash between two different cultures struggling to get the better of each other.
Brought up in India during the British rule, M. M. Kaye with her rare understanding portrays an insightful world of the colonial India; it’s soft-spoken and yet mysterious people; it’s colorful and sometimes savage customs. Ms. Kaye has drawn us in the world where a nation is struggling to recover it’s dignity and freedom from it’s rulers, who seemed unaware of the impending dangers posed by their callousness toward their subjects. Shadow of the Moon is more than just a love story, it is a portrayal of the clash between two different cultures struggling to get the better of each other.
